Spine Surgery Navigation Skills Lab
On December 9, 2019, Neurosurgeon, Dr. Deb Bhowmick, taught a course for residents and medical students that focused on the complexities of navigating the spine. Learners were able to experience open spine procedures, screw placement both manually and with navigation … Read more
EMS trains with simulators
On November 20th, Katelin Gandee, a writer for The Laurinburg Exchange, published an article on a recent training session taught by our UNC Air Care team. The Scotland County Emergency Medical Services team experienced “airway skills and scenarios to better … Read more
Pediatric Simulation Facilitator Workshop
In preparation for the expanding pediatric services in Raleigh, a team of educators from NC Children’s underwent a Pediatric Simulation Facilitator Workshop on October 16th. Topics included running the simulators and debriefing simulations. Faculty for this event were Ms Lisa … Read more
Arrival of Three Mannequins Will Increase High-Fidelity Patient Simulations
The School of Medicine’s Clinical Skills and Patient Simulation Center has three new mannequins to facilitate simulations for students. This is the first purchase of a mannequin in nearly a decade and provides a new educational tool that reinforces UNC’s … Read more
Novel simulator for robotic surgery
Drs. Schlottmann and Patti published an article in The Journal of Robotic Surgery this month on the use of a porcine organ block based simulator for training robotic surgery. The image to the right is from the article and shows the … Read more
The University of North Carolina Foregut Model
On July 1st, Dr. Schlottmann, Mr. Murty, and Dr. Patti published an article in the Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques on their model for laparoscopic foregut surgery. Their model was effective for laparoscopic procedures including a Heller myotomy, Nissen fundoplication, … Read more
Augmented Reality and Healthcare
On June 23rd, the Carolina Digital Health Research Initiative (CaDHRI) and UNC Health Sciences Library (HSL) held an event titled “Augmented Reality and Healthcare: Exploring Hololens for Clinical Care, Research, and Education”. The event featured Emerson Huitt, CTO of SciMed … Read more
Standardized, Interdepartmental, Simulation-Based Central Line Insertion Course
A large interdepartmental team published an article on their initiative to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in The American Surgeon. The full reference is below and you can find the article if you click here. Grudziak J, Herndon B, Dancel RD, … Read more
Gilchrist Named Director of Ultrasound Education
Michael Gilchrist, MD MPH, has been named Director of Ultrasound Education for Medical Students in the UNC School of Medicine. Gilchrist, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, co-directs Patient Centered Care (PCC), a course … Read more
Carolina Air Care Expands Growth
On April 6th, the UNC Health Care team reported on the expansion of Air Care occurring over the last year and their most recent milestone. “A little over two years ago, UNC Carolina Air Care launched a new orientation program … Read more